| noun | a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece |
| noun | a marking that consists of lines that cross each other |
| noun | a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry |
| noun | any affliction that causes great suffering “that is his cross to bear” |
| noun | (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species “a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey” |
| noun | (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids |
| verb | travel across or pass over “The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day” |
| verb | meet at a point |
| verb | hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of “What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge” |
| verb | fold so as to resemble a cross “she crossed her legs” |
| verb | to cover or extend over an area or time period; , “Rivers traverse the valley floor” |
| verb | meet and pass “the trains crossed” |
| verb | trace a line through or across “cross your `t'” |
| verb | breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties “cross a horse and a donkey” |
| adjective | extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis “cross members should be all steel” |
| adjective | annoyed and irritable |
| crisscross | verb | mark with a pattern of crossing lines |
| cross | verb | trace a line through or across |
| mark | verb | make underscoring marks |
| hybrid | adjective | produced by crossbreeding |
| hybridize | verb | breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties |
| crossbreed | verb | breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties |
| hybridise | verb | breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties |
| interbreed | verb | breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties |
| traverse | noun | travel across |
| traverser | noun | someone who moves or passes across |
| traversal | noun | travel across |
| track | noun | a line or route along which something travels or moves |
| crossing | noun | a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other |
| intersectant | adjective | crossed or intersected in the form of an X |
| intersection | noun | the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path) |
| thwarter | noun | someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take |
| thwarting | noun | an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts |
| foiling | noun | an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts |
| cross | noun | any affliction that causes great suffering |
| frustrative | adjective | preventing realization or attainment of a desire |
| frustration | noun | a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized |
| span | noun | the distance or interval between two points |
| sweep | noun | a wide scope |
| crossbreed | noun | (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species |
| hybridization | noun | (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids |
| hybridizing | noun | (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids |
| hybrid | noun | a composite of mixed origin |
| hybridisation | noun | (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids |
| interbreeding | noun | reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons) |
| crabbedness | noun | a disposition to be ill-tempered |
| crab | noun | a quarrelsome grouch |
| crabbiness | noun | a disposition to be ill-tempered |
| crossness | noun | a disposition to be ill-tempered |
| fussiness | noun | an irritable petulant feeling |
| grouch | noun | a bad-tempered person |
| grump | noun | a bad-tempered person |
| grumpiness | noun | a fussy and eccentric disposition |